coco or coco not ?

[lil~greensprout]

I was in my local hydro shop today, to pick up some coco and the salesman
told me about a product called coco not . it's made from redwood chips from
northern California, he went on to say he had done a side by side grow between
coco and coco not and that the coco not had out performed it in every way, from
over all ease of use to better drainage, he also claimed the plants were bigger
and more lush than the ones in coco .
now I took into consideration the fact that he is a salesman, but his enthusiasm
for this product seemed genuine, what I'm wondering is, has anyone else tried
this product and with what results , I have to admit I like the idea of purchasing a
product made here in America vs imported, but as usual I'm a little sceptical of
a product I know nothing about. all opinions welcome good or bad !

 

[Wait...What?]

put it in a grow bag and run to waste with it. let us know how it works out for you.

 

[Lazyman]

Dongle69 tried it as a coco replacement and hated it, she went back to coco. She was a goddess amongst growers, so I'll take her word for it.

 

[gaiusmarius]

personally i'd stick with the coco, it's tried and tested. have never seen a cannabis plant growing in coco not, specially not ready to harvest plants, which is what counts.

 

[bonecarver_OG]

redwoodchips! wow

i preffeer coco nuts.. and i hope they dont cut down more of those gigantic redwoods..

 

[kannubis]

I tried coco-not, went back to coco bricks afterward.

 

[TRUESCIENCE]

i agree with bone, if redwood chips mean they gotta cut the trees down for them i say coco all the way.

 

[krunchbubble]

do a search, coconot is not good for growing. its complete crap....

 

[bonecarver_OG]

thats what i thought

the thing is if the wood ferments or rots, wich it wil ldo after soaking and nutes and such, it will start taking up N from the plant roots.

this is NR 1 reason not to ever use sawdust in convencional gardening for mulch...

and NICE to see you back mate, Krunchbubble, ur grows are breathtaking to follow!

 

[lil~greensprout]

thanks for the advise.

thanks for the advise.

well looks like I'll be sticking with the coco, it's been working fine
and everytime I start messing around with new stuff it usually
blows up in my face, and well who needs that !
thanks for the help, and here's a picture of my latest grow
" in coco " it's granddaddy purple run for 60 days under 1400 watts

set up as follows
hortilux eye enhanced 1000 watt hps
g.e 400 watt m.h.
ebb & flo table 4x4
coco core and hydron rocks
general hydroponics nutes / flora nova series

 

[mooseknuckle]

and maby its time to find a new growshop

 

[Eatatjoes]

My Home depot has 3cf compressed bricks of beats peat coco for $9 a brick, they were just stocking them tonight I had the guy break open the case and got a few. Cheaper than peat even.

 

[crazybear]

Must of been the dumb shit grow shop dude I went too, just because you sell stuff does not mean you know anything!!!!!

 

[krunchbubble]

Must of been the dumb shit grow shop dude I went too, just because you sell stuff does not mean you know anything!!!!!

shit, they GIVE it away at my boys shop and NO ONE takes it!

 

[kannubis]

it is great if you have a compost bin to toss it in for next year's mix

 

[Agent-Smith]

I have to disagree with most of you, plus, some of you are knocking it without even knowing anything about it or trying it like usual.

COCONOT is a great medium that I've tested and it works really well. It has outperformed regular coco, soil ,and rockwool so far and I've never had ph problems with it unlike other mediums.

It is made from "Sustainably Harvested" redwood trees so no old growth is cut down in the making of it.
It is ph buffered to 5.5 which makes it great for our use.
It doesn't require a Cal/Mag supplement to be used since it doesn't lock it out like COCO does.
Always retains at least 30% air content.
Drys out quicker, which means more feedings, which translates to happier plants.
Doesn't grow algae and mold as easily as other mediums.

I sell it at my shop all day long and have only had one guy complain about it, but he hadn't even tried it yet, he just got cold feet cause he read people online dissing it. All I got to say is, don't knock it till you try it!

 

[loyalty7]

I just started some plants in coco not, against coco, and i like the consitency, would like to try it mixed with a super soil for more drainage. so far coco not plant looks nice, ive been growing in coco for about four years, and no one can switch me, but had to give it a try...sha'll c

 

[lil~greensprout]

I almost forgot about this thread...

I almost forgot about this thread...

Well, well, well, ..... soooooo, I went ahead and ran that Coconot that
got this whole discussion started 6 months ago, and not only will I say it,
but I can prove it, coconot works frick'n great, click on the links below and
check out my grow diaries, I ran the shit in both of them, pictures don't lie !!!
I had zero problems with PH, zero problems with bugs....no problems at all,
so the research has been done fella`s , coconot works kick ass !

 

[BlueJayWay]

I am on my first run with cocoNOT and LOVE IT!

It's not sawdust,

it is sustainably harvested shredded redwood BARK, not the wood
and it is mixed with the hulls or bark of another tree as well, NOT pure redwood.

Love the shit, straight outta the bag, no perlite like i mixed with my soils, cannabis loves this stuff. straight up

 

[cyat]

you make me wanna try it!